RECAP

Log entries for Cayliss Rail Caravan Keizai Princess

12 EL, 6998

PM 8:00 - Engine maintaining full steam. Tracks clear. Heavy snowfall. Progress ahead of schedule. Engine capability greater than necessary for short load, even on incline. -F

PM 9:00 - Engine maintaining full steam. Tracks clear. Heavy snowfall. Asst. Stoker Kahtee performed shift mechanical checks. -F

PM 10:00 - Engine maintaining full steam. Tracks clear. Heavy snowfall. Confirmed shift mechanical checks. Cerednite supply 80%. Monitoring boiler pressure. -F

PM 10:40 - Stwd-in-Training Biron delivered guest for engine cab inspection. Asst. Stoker Kahtee assigned sleep period. Engine adjusted to 90% steam. Tracks clear. Heavy snowfall. Guest sang about caravan life. Guest returned to coach car under own guidance. -F

13 EL, 6998

AM 12:00 - Engine maintaining 90% steam. Tracks clear. Heavy snowfall. Cleared forward lamps. Monitoring boiler pressure. -F

AM 1:00 - Engine maintaining 90% steam. Tracks clear. Heavy snowfall. -F

AM 2:00 - Engine maintaining 90% steam. Tracks clear. Heavy snowfall. Asst. Stoker Kahtee returned to duty. -F

AM 3:00 - Engine maintaining 90% steam. Tracks clear. Heavy snowfall. Watch turned over to Asst. Stoker Kahtee. Instructions for watch: monitor snow load on forward lamps, do not exceed 90% steam, wake engineer in the event of difficulties or at AM 8:00. -F

AM 4:00 - Engine 90%. Tracks light snow. Light snow. Princess running fast, less incline. -K. Cayliss

AM 5:00 - Engine 90%. Tracks light snow. Clear sky. Cleared lamps before dawn. Fryddy’s guest was a queer one, didn’t smell like fish. Never saw an apkallu close and now there’s two on board. -K. Cayliss

AM 6:10 - Engine 75%. Tracks light snow. Clear sky. Brief application of brakes due to too much speed in bend. Fryddy’s right, cerednite engine too much for short load. The Lady wanted fast. -K. Cayliss

AM 7:00 - Engine 80%. Tracks clear. Clear sky. Biron delivered breakfast, had to use roof, empty cargo car closed off by the Lady’s apkallu monk. Says Fryddy is awake, moping in hammock. The Lady’s entourage is bothering the other sleeper car passenger, a tylwyth! This is a strange run but it’s charter, mum says the Lady’s gold is good. -K. Cayliss

AM 8:00 - Engine 80%. Tracks clear. Clear sky. Woke Fryddy, watch turned over. Mechanical check all good for shift. -K. Cayliss

AM 9:00 - Engine maintaining 75%. Tracks clear. No weather, no melt. Corrected shift mechanical checks, secondary pressure maintenance valves mis-aligned. Instructed Asst. Stoker Kahtee on valve setting. Engine rigged for halt at Rew’s Summit. -F

AM 9:50 - Engine banked to 25%. Brakes applied for halt at Rew’s Summit and drive bypass set. Railheads moderate snow, advised station-keeper. Cerednite supply 70%. No weather, no melt. -F

AM 11:00 - Engine stoked to 80%. Halt inspection performed, moderate rail wheel wear. Kasumi Guest provided meal purchased at Summit. Arranged for guest inspection of engine cab during Keltokel approach. Drive bypass disengaged. Drive raced on initial engagement due to caravan short load. Departed Rew’s Summit. Tracks clear. No weather, no melt. -F

PM 12:00 - Engine maintaining 80%. Tracks light snow. No weather, no melt. Stormclouds observed NE. Stwd-in-Training Biron delivered lunch, reports Cargo 3 still inaccessible at charter request. Stwd-in-Training Biron instructed to escort guest to cab at PM 2:00. -F

PM 1:00 - Engine maintaining 90%. Tracks light snow. No weather, no melt. Stormclouds close NE. Asst. Stoker Kahtee assigned sleep period. Will request leave in Keltokel. -F